An annotated checklist of Platypodinae and Scolytinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from Iran

Abstract

We provide an annotated checklist of species of bark and ambrosia beetles (Curculionidae: Platypodinae and Scolytinae) recorded from Iran, with information on distribution, host trees, biology and taxonomy. Two species of Platypodinae and 79 species of Scolytinae are recorded. Hypothenemus crudiae (Panzer, 1791), Scolytus koenigi Schevyrew, 1890 and Xyleborus monographus Fabricius, 1792 are recorded for the first time from Iran. Previous records of three further species are considered dubious and require confirmation.

Occurrence of the Invasive Bark Beetle Phloeosinus aubei on Common Juniper Trees in the Czech Republic

“…The small cypress bark beetle (sometimes referred to as the eastern juniper bark beetle or the cedar bark beetle) Phloeosinus aubei (Perris, 1855) (syn. P. bicolor Brullé) is a Mediterranean species that occurs mainly in northern Africa, the Near and Far East, and in southern Europe [6][7][8][9][10][11]. The main hosts of this phloeo-and xylophagous beetle are cypresses (Cupressus spp.…”

New records of Iranian bark beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) and their host plants

“…H. eruditus was recorded on numerous host plants in Iran (Beaver et al 2016), our new host plants records for this species in Iran are Alnus sp. and Pterocarya fraxinifolia.…”

“…Pfeffer (1995), Michalski (1973) and Balachowsky (1949). Beaver et al (2016) was taken as the most complete list of recent Iranian fauna of scolytines.…”

“…According to Beaver et al (2016) Taphrorychus bicolor (Herbst, 1793) should not breed in Iran and all previous records must refer to the similar species T. lenkoranus Reitter, 1913. Also previous studies suggested excluding T. bicolor from the fauna of West Caucasus where it is replaced by T. lenkoranus (Mandelshtam et al 2005), which is known to breed also in Daghestan (Eastern Caucasus) (Petrov 2005).…”

“…Annual rainfall ranges from 900 mm in Golestan province in the east to 1,600 mm in Guilan province to the west Azadbakhsh & Nozari (2015). Although the scolytid fauna of Iran was reviewed rather recently (Abai 2009;Amini et al 2013;Beaver et al 2016), many new records could be expected due to the very high host plant diversity of the country. The aim of this study is to identify new bark and ambrosia beetle species occurring in northern forests of Iran and their host plants.…”